CPKhuk

[SpyderPhreak]

It probably won’t look like any of these either. But it gives an idea of what could be…

 

[Fonedork]

With a long blade on it shaped kind of like a bananer, mm hm

 

[Blues]

 

[darkheldstars]

Let the fruition commence.

 

[Blues]

Tanto got thrown out of Horticulture School because he couldn't raise the fruition.

 

[stjones]

…opps

 

[MattinLA]

Can't believe it

I hope I can sleep tonight

 

[Tensegrity]

Interesting and informative (no affiliation w/ SA);

Kukri: Famed Battle Blade of Nepal - The Armory Life

Since History’s Forged in Fire debuted in June 2015, a fan favorite has been the “kukri,” a knife that various blade makers describe as an ideal chopper. The curved knife is also sold online, marketed as everything from a zombie killer to a prepper survival knife. At least one online description...

www.thearmorylife.com

 

[MattinLA]

Ready

 

[ferider]

It probably won’t look like any of these either. But it gives an idea of what could be…

Nice. Interesting how different they come, balance and all. Here are my two:

 

[SwarthyGnome]

It probably won’t look like any of these either. But it gives an idea of what could be…

Nice. Interesting how different they come, balance and all. Here are my two:

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[Matthew Gregory]

Here comes ‘Matt’s Totally Bullshit and Irritating Unsolicited Opinions’ on this project…

Brace yourselves.



I have only a tiny bit of insight into CPK operations, and maybe a tiny bit more of insight into the steel industry but my prognostications are worth precisely what I’m being paid for them. I’ll allow you to judge for yourselves just what that value is.


This is a big, time consuming, material consuming project. I’m guessing that the only way they can make it even vaguely cost effective is by achieving as much of it as is humanly possible on the machines. There’s just way too much real estate to grind, and it’s a tricky grind.

Doing a teeny little bit of research on these designs, I’m finding that the closest representative, albeit a crude one, is likely the Busse version, which was offered for $600 base price in 2016.

That’s a long time ago, and shit is a whole lot more expensive now. Everything is.

With the tariffs screwing everything up, steel will be a whole lot more expensive, too.


Just my eyeballed figure, but I’d expect to make this project viable, the base price for one ought to be somewhere in the $14-1500 range.

Were it up to me, I’d bleed each and every one of you dry and leave a fund-desiccated pile of CPK-fan corpses littering the lawn, but perhaps my fangs are sharper and longer than Nate and Jo’s.

I guess you all ought to be thankful.

 

[Casinostocks]

^ anything under $1500 and he'll be losing $. He is cray-cray for even contemplating on doing this! I'm in for at least a couple Mr. Matt

 

[Matthew Gregory]

^ anything under $1500 and he'll be losing $. He is cray-cray for even contemplating on doing this! I'm in for at least a couple Mr. Matt

Agreed. But, as we both are well aware, basic economics has never gotten in the way of Nate’s pricing.

 

[Casinostocks]

Agreed. But, as we both are well aware, basic economics has never gotten in the way of Nate’s pricing.

Do you think that he was truant for his economic classes while at NC?

 

[MattinLA]

Here comes ‘Matt’s Totally Bullshit and Irritating Unsolicited Opinions’ on this project…

Brace yourselves.



I have only a tiny bit of insight into CPK operations, and maybe a tiny bit more of insight into the steel industry but my prognostications are worth precisely what I’m being paid for them. I’ll allow you to judge for yourselves just what that value is.


This is a big, time consuming, material consuming project. I’m guessing that the only way they can make it even vaguely cost effective is by achieving as much of it as is humanly possible on the machines. There’s just way too much real estate to grind, and it’s a tricky grind.

Doing a teeny little bit of research on these designs, I’m finding that the closest representative, albeit a crude one, is likely the Busse version, which was offered for $600 base price in 2016.

That’s a long time ago, and shit is a whole lot more expensive now. Everything is.

With the tariffs screwing everything up, steel will be a whole lot more expensive, too.


Just my eyeballed figure, but I’d expect to make this project viable, the base price for one ought to be somewhere in the $14-1500 range.

Were it up to me, I’d bleed each and every one of you dry and leave a fund-desiccated pile of CPK-fan corpses littering the lawn, but perhaps my fangs are sharper and longer than Nate and Jo’s.

I guess you all ought to be thankful.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

There were lots of great classes in my curriculum at NC State including multiple materials and processes, human factors and ergonomics, business law etc. but not a single class of economics or business management. I figure they needed to leave something for the business majors

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

We had a choice on which ergo class to take. One was in the psychology department and the other was industrial engineering. They allowed me to take the industrial engineering one even though I didn't have the correct calculus prerequisite. Dr. Muhammad Ayub. What a hoot.

 

[Lorien]

Let’s bring this back to page 1 for M MattinLA and Nathan the Machinist
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this knife is kind of the jumping off point for the CPK version. Don't expect the final product to be the same as this.

I'm a conceptual guy- I took what I've learned from the many khukuris I've handled and used over the years, and tried to translate some of the traditional design elements into something for our time, improving performance, using modern methods.

Nathan is an optimizer. Whether it's improving the characteristics of the steel he uses by way of dictating how it's rolled out or heat treated, or modifying my design work, his main goal is to put performance ahead of all other considerations. 'Performance' in Carothers Performance Knives is not hyperbole- it's the driving force behind every knife CPK produces. But you knew that already, or else you wouldn't be here!

for me, honouring tradition by giving a nod to various elements of traditional design is important for my creative process. Nathan, on the other hand, could give two shits about tradition. His goal is to make the best, highest performance knife in its category. You may notice aesthetic elements that he's incorporated from my proof of concept, but at the end of the day the knife has to work better than any similar knife on the market, and he'll do everything he can to make it that way.

I can't tell you how excited I am to see where this is going!

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

A disproportionate number of NCSU grads become farmers...